Esther 1:1 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 1 Now in the days of A·has·u·eʹrus,* that is, the A·has·u·eʹrus who ruled over 127 provinces*+ from Inʹdi·a to E·thi·oʹpi·a,* Esther 1:3 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures 3 in the third year of his reign, he held a banquet for all his princes and his servants. The army of Persia+ and Meʹdi·a,+ the nobles, and the princes of the provinces* were before him,
1 Now in the days of A·has·u·eʹrus,* that is, the A·has·u·eʹrus who ruled over 127 provinces*+ from Inʹdi·a to E·thi·oʹpi·a,*
3 in the third year of his reign, he held a banquet for all his princes and his servants. The army of Persia+ and Meʹdi·a,+ the nobles, and the princes of the provinces* were before him,